Colour

#6C6EB7

#6C6EB7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C6EB7 is a blue with RGB values 108, 110, 183 and HSL 238°, 34%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C6EB7

RGBrgb(108, 110, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4314, 0.7176

RGB percentages42.4%, 43.1%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(238.4, 34.2%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 41%, 71.8%)

CMYK41%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,106,231

CSS custom property--colour: #6C6EB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#939148

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5578BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5172B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#557C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B7B56C

Analogous#6C93B7, #8F6CB7

Triadic#B76C6E, #6EB76C

Split complementary#B78F6C, #94B76C

Tetradic#B76C94, #B7B56C, #6CB78F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F5FA

Lighter +30%#D3D3E9

Lighter +20%#B0B2D9

Lighter +10%#8E90C8

Darker −10%#4F51A1

Darker −20%#3E407F

Darker −30%#2D2F5D

Darker −40%#1D1D3A

More saturated +25%#5154D2

Less saturated −25%#87889C

Channel breakdown

R108

G110

B183

Red108 (42.4%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue238.4°

Saturation (HSL)34.25%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 6E · B B7

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